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TGS: Square Enix's Wada: Japanese Industry Has 'Lost Its Position'

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2008-10-09 04:00:50 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...Wada was really eye-opening - don't often see such high-profile Japanese creators talking about issues At his Gamasutra-attended keynote at Tokyo Game Show on Thursday, CESA chairman and Square Enix president Yoichi Wada presented a passionate keynote that addressed the problems of the Japanese game industry head-on The executive suggested,...
 
Tags: japanese industry, japanese, industry, japanese industry lost, japanese development industry, japanese industry association, local game industry, game industry, japanese developers
 
 
 
 
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Yoichi Wada on PS3: My phone is more expensive

2008-01-16 13:04:33 by admin in Video Games Blog
 
...Wada is the main man behind operations at Square Enix. In official terms, he's the president. So what's he think about the current state of consoles? Specifically, what's his thought on the PS3? Our subject line gives you a hint but we'll talk a bit more about it. Wada feels that Sony isn't expressing the use of the PS3 appropriately; Sony...
 
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Wada: Square Enix is platform-neutral

2008-07-29 18:59:52 by Glen D. in Xbox 360
 
...Wada was interviewed about his company's policies about releasing on this generation's gaming platforms. Wada stressed the importance of dealing calmly with multiple business partners and said that this is an age of platform neutrality Wada said that their main consideration in choosing platforms where they release games is the status of...
 
Tags: wada, platform, xbox, release games, games, ff13 xbox, microsoft, north america microsoft, multi-platform
 
 
 
 
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Yoichi Wada on PS3: "My phone is more expensive"

2008-01-16 01:40:46 by abid in PS3 News | PS3 games reviews | PS3 Gaming Blog
 
...Wada is the main man behind operations at Square Enix. In official terms, he's the president. So what's he think about the current state of consoles? Specifically, what's his thought on the PS3? Our subject line gives you a hint but we'll talk a bit more about it. Wada feels that Sony isn't expressing the use of the PS3 appropriately; Sony...
 
Tags: ps3, wada, yoichi wada, ps3 appropriately, ps3 info, wada feels, square enix, price cuts, price
 
 
 
 
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Square Enix now considering Western expansion, says Wada

2008-01-09 01:14:20 by abid in PS3 News | PS3 games reviews | PS3 Gaming Blog
 
...Wada scoping out Europe to check out how the gaming industry is faring in the region and to check on the performance of other gaming companies.Aside from making games with the Western market in mind, Wada also confirmed that they may also establish studios in the Western part of the world, much like Sega's Sega Racing Studio. Here's what he...
 
Tags: western, square enix, western market, market, european market, western regions, wada, online games, games
 
 
 
 
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Square Enix pres Yoichi Wada preaches platform neutrality

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2008-07-29 00:00:00 by Christopher Grant in Joystiq
...Wada sneak back onto the stage during Microsoft's E3 press conference to announce "one more thing": Final Fantasy XIII would be multi-platform Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz, Wada said, "We always consider the territory and hardware for titles, and I just want to make sure that we're neutral about dealing with companies." Though he conceded...
 
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Rumor: Square Enix's Yoichi Wada putting his foot down

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2008-05-27 10:03:43 by Isaac C. in Xbox 360
...Wada supposedly put his foot down, threatening to axe employees if they didn't, according to Kotaku's paraphrase, "stop making games that only they wanted to play." Aw, but we want to play the games they want to play Personal attachments to their franchises aside though (updates on Kingdom Hearts 3 please, Squeenix!), and keeping in mind...
 
Tags: square enix, games, final fantasy franchise, company held, company, play, axe employees, financial statement, foot
 
 
 
 
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Rumor: Square Enix's Yoichi Wada putting his foot down

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2008-05-27 10:03:43 by Isaac C. in PSP Updates
...Wada supposedly put his foot down, threatening to axe employees if they didn't, according to Kotaku's paraphrase, "stop making games that only they wanted to play." Aw, but we want to play the games they want to play Personal attachments to their franchises aside though (updates on Kingdom Hearts 3 please, Squeenix!), and keeping in mind...
 
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Rumor: Square Enix's Yoichi Wada putting his foot down

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2008-05-27 10:03:43 by Isaac C. in Nintendo DS
...Wada supposedly put his foot down, threatening to axe employees if they didn't, according to Kotaku's paraphrase, "stop making games that only they wanted to play." Aw, but we want to play the games they want to play Personal attachments to their franchises aside though (updates on Kingdom Hearts 3 please, Squeenix!), and keeping in mind...
 
Tags: square enix, games, final fantasy franchise, company held, company, play, axe employees, financial statement, foot
 
 
 
 
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Square Enix boss Wada wants Japan Alliance

2008-10-22 08:50:43 by morriss in videogaming247